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West Suffolk is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Matthew Hancock of the Conservative party.
The West Suffolk constituency has a total population of 114,400, of which 89,710 are eligible (18+) to vote (78.4%).
West Suffolk ranks 64th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 60th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Matthew John David Hancock PC (born 2 October 1978) is a British Conservative Party politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Suffolk at the general election in May 2010.
Since September 2012, he has been the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for further education, skills and lifelong learning (a joint post between the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Education).
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hancock
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Matthew Hancock MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Conservative |
| Email Address | matthew@westsuffolkconservatives.com |
| Constituency | West Suffolk |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 02/10/1978 |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Party Page | Website |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 52.2% | 17.5% | 5.0% | 3.6 % | 21.7% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the West Suffolk constituency in 2015 was 64.60%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elfreda Tealby-Watson | Liberal Democrat | Female | - | http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/elfreda-tealby-watson/14/ab0/750/en | http://westsuffolklibdems.org.uk/en/ |
| Julian Flood | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Matthew Hancock | Conservative | Male | 02 October 1978 (46) | - | - |
| Michael Jefferys | Labour | Male | - | - | - |
| Niall Pettitt | Green | Male | 05 April 1991 (33) | - | - |
| Party | Votes | Share |
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| Turnout | % |
Election turnout for the West Suffolk constituency in 2010 was %, lower than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
This graph shows the results from 220 people in the West Suffolk constituency who have taken our quiz, displaying which party best matches their opinions of the series of questions we ask.
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